Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Mountain Credit Union closes out busy month for financial literacy

There were so
many activities for National Credit Union Youth Month and Financial Literacy
Month that Mountain Credit Union staff had to start the festivities a few days
early. Beginning in late March, events throughout the Credit Union’s ten county
field of membership began popping up on the calendar. Both national events,
focusing on financial education, occurring at the same time made for a very
busy month.

Mountain
Credit Union coordinated with local employers, as well as several schools and
colleges, to provide Financial Education programs to employees and students. A
few examples of these efforts included a “Curriculum Carnival” at West
Henderson High School, a Credit Union representative participating on a "Life
Skills" panel for Graduate Students at Western Carolina University, a
“Lunch and Learn" for the employees at Harrah's Cherokee Casino and a
presentation to students in Career Management and Personal Finance classes at
Hendersonville High School.

Staff members at each of Mountain
Credit Union’s seven locations were asked to decorate their branches based on
the theme, “Wild About Saving™” which was chosen by Credit union staff and
youth nationwide. Young members were encouraged to participate in coloring contests
and to register for several cash prizes. The culmination of events came with a
FREE “Kid’s Outdoor Movie Night” held on April 24th at the Credit Union’s
Candler, NC branch, located at 1453 Sand Hill Road, with lots of prizes, pizza,
popcorn and soda for everyone. There were live demonstrations by a local
skateboard shop, Ride On Asheville, as well as a live remote broadcast
by local
radio station, 99.9 KISS Country, during the two hours leading up to
movie time.

“There is a
tremendous need for Financial Literacy among all ages in our communities and
the two events in April help spotlight our efforts to provide a valuable
resource to our members and also the general public,” shared Patty Idol,
President and CEO of the Credit Union. “Mountain Credit Union hopes to continue
these efforts throughout the year and remain a long-term, perhaps even a
lifetime resource for everyone in our communities.”

More
information about these events, as well as many other community service
efforts, can be found by visiting Mountain Credit Union’s website and social
media outlets, or by calling or visiting your nearest branch location. Mountain
Credit Union has seven branch offices located throughout Western North Carolina
and serves anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Buncombe,
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison and Swain
Counties of North Carolina. For more information, please visit www.mountaincu.org